The German Data Commissioners just concluded their 83rd Conference. It appears they endorsed the intent of the EU proposals for data privacy reform with a few caveats. Several hot topics came up for discussion; ACTA, surveillance of telecommunications and law enforcement use of internet searches, including monitoring of social networks. They produced a few resolutions on matters of heightened concerns. The text is in German but if you have a mind to read it all, inline Google Translate is quite helpful. http://www.lda.brandenburg.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bb1.c.284560.de&templat... - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================